title: Methane coupling over magnesium oxide: how doping can work.
abstract: Electronic doping of magnesium oxide catalysts has an effect on the oxidative coupling of methane. Highly active sites can be created by co-modification of MgO with iron and gold in ppm quantities.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Anorganische Chemie, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 12489 Berlin (Germany) http://www.fhi-berlin.mpg.de/acnew/welcome.epl.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schwach
authors.forename: Marc Georg
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Willinger
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trunschke
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schlögl
keywords: alkaline earth oxides; defects; doping; heterogeneous catalysis; oxidative coupling